do you really think there were 500k people? thats sounds like an exaggeration

Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:34 am

NeuroA champion of Kurtis SP

Joined: 19 Jul 2002
Posts: 7909

i saw some footage of this protest on C-span..it was on for hmm about an hour or so...i was like whoa...so many people!

Mon Jan 20, 2003 10:03 am

name

Joined: 12 Nov 2002
Posts: 955

yup. i was glued to the tv, watching it on c-span. wish i could've been there. it was pretty emotional to see all those people and all that energy. i actually felt more patrioitic than i ever have before.

Mon Jan 20, 2003 10:57 am

Unknown Zone

Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Posts: 13

i definatly wish i could have been there. thats amazing to see so many other people who dont want this either. bush is power hungry. he went and fucked up everything clinton did for us. its aggrevating.

Mon Jan 20, 2003 11:11 am

mr.oblivious

Joined: 16 Oct 2002
Posts: 100

the san francisco one was off the heez. WAY more people than at the october one, and there were a fucking lot that time. last time the marching was pretty much done by 2pm, this time the sea of people had not slowed down at all by that time. last time the street was full but the sidewalks were fairly still; on saturday the sidewalks were moving the whole time and there were were many places where the street was completely clogged and the only place you could move at all was on the sidewalks. we went to dinner with my friend's parents later, who had gone to vietnam marches etc back in the day and they couldn't stop talking about how positive the whole thing was, and how everyone seemed to just be there with a good attitude, plenty pissed off but having a great time with each other etc.. they were very surprised and impressed. pretty heartening especially when you consider that there were NO protests about vietnam until several years in. despite the media's distortion and the government's indifference, it seems like a good sign that this much is going on before the shit even officially starts.

Mon Jan 20, 2003 11:40 am

August Spies

Joined: 09 Aug 2002
Posts: 1979
Location: D.C.

Quote: do you really think there were 500k people? thats sounds like an exaggeration

yeah it sounds like an exaggeration. 200-300 would not surprise me though. The march was 2.2 miles long, on four lanes on road (and sidewalks) and apparently when the beginning of the march had reached the end, people were still leaving the starting point.... so it was really really long.

Mon Jan 20, 2003 12:39 pm

Dee

Joined: 19 Jul 2002
Posts: 7872

I thought 500,000 was including the people who were at the San Fran. protest, and it was really about 250k each.

Mon Jan 20, 2003 12:49 pm

metaphonic9

Joined: 20 Aug 2002
Posts: 33

I was there in DC...

it was fucking amazing......
i was there and am still astounded

FEB. 15 - NYC PROTEST

be there!!!!!!

500,000 strong.....i saw a couple news stations covering it too....and their message was completely twisted.....fucked up

who saw the guy wearing only speedos and holding markers for people to draw peace signs all over him....he was shivering like crazy

peace
of pie
apple

-me
brad

Mon Jan 20, 2003 8:57 pm

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